Ruddles County (Filtered)

Brewed by Greene King
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bury St. Edmunds, England

Serve in English pint

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En klassiker fra studietiden! 0,5 flaske fra Meny. Nydelig mørk gylden farge. 4,7%. Deilig balanse og fruktig mersmak (er det litt nostalgi?).

How have I not rated this before now? Gorgeous amber colour with a head that looked around, didn’t see any reason for persisting and vanished, but did leave a creditable lace on the sides of the glass. Classic English malt aromas with a nod toward Golding hops. Good carbonation and body with lingering malt sweetness balanced by more effective bittering hops. A tasty sessionable brew and one I think I’ll be returning to. A pleasant surprise actually.

When I was a tidler, I used to love this beer on draught, brewed in the tiny county of Rutland. "Get puddled on Ruddles" was my moto whenever I came across it. Times move on, now I am a big fish and the brewery I talk of has been flushed away. This beer is now made in Suffolk by the bad boys of English brewing, Greed King, not that the labelling would let you know that. This clear 500ml bottle was drank in May 2007. Poured into a pint sleeve glass a large slighty off white head sat on top of a clear terracotta orange body which had bubbles roaring up to join the head. Hops, toffee and caramel, a sweet aroma for an English bitter. The taste wasn’t so sweet, but as the beer warms it sweetens, some toffee remained from the aroma, the caramel tasted burnt and a dryness adds to the proper bitter flavours you would expect from such a style. A metalic tone appears after the fluid has left, which I didn’t like. Pity about the mouthfeel, it ruined the drink for me, I will not be having a bottle again, but will try a cask pint if I see one on my travels.

Pours a beautiful clear, coppery dark amber with a thick, fluffy, pale beige head. Crisp aroma is strong, but rather typically malty with a hint of pear. Malty flavor has an undertone of pear and just a little bit of fruity sweetness. Smooth texture has only average body and just a teeny bit of tingle. Not great, but still palatable - give it a fair shake.

Bottle. Amber clear with a light tan thin head. Bags of toffee on the nose, quite sweet and lush and caramel. In the mouth, slightly metallic at first but opens up into a malty caramel/toffee. Some grassy hops help balance the taste and the finish is quite sweet with a light bitter kick. The sweetness fades and leaves a nice pleasant bitter finish. Nice and smooth, very very drinkable.

Bottle. Amber colour with light brown head, that goes into lacing after few minutes. Skunky smell when opened. Left it for few minutes and that skunky smell dissapear, but not totaly. Nutty aroma, caramel, grass, cask wood, some smoke and still some skunk. Flavor is bitter to heavy bitter with long duration. Medium body with oily texture, lively carbonation and metallic finish feel.

bottle amber with beige head .aroma is toffee and hops . nice biiter taste with some malt adding richness - light to medium carbonation - medium body . a pleasant bitter

Bottle 500ml at the Dickens. Nice malty beer, with good hop support. Aromas of caramel, nuts, cola, with hints of liquorice. Taste is sweet, with light bitterness, and average length. Palate is velvety, and medium bodied. Amber, with a frothy head.

licorice, leaves, spruce, cereal, orange, cloudy, frothy, medium sweetness, very bitter, lightly sour, medium body, sticky, average carbonation, bitter, long finish,

50cl bottle, red-brown with lacy white head, slightly nutty aroma, a little roast malt character plus a good hoppy bite. Slight metallic note to the bitter finish.